ROCKFORD - The Rockford School Board voted 4-3 to have bid numbers in hand for demolition and cleanup of the old administration building before agreeing to give the land to the city.

The proposal came to the board with unanimous support from its Operations Committee, but some board members questioned the timing and some of the details of the deal at the board's meeting Tuesday night.

City officials hoped to have an intergovernmental agreement signed Tuesday so they could assure City Council members that a proposed $21 million indoor sports complex will have adequate parking. Council will be asked to approve a bond sale to finance the project next month to keep in line with a fall 2015 opening.

With Tuesday's vote, it will be at least 45 day before the school board revisits the issue. Rockford School District Chief Operating Officer Todd Schmidt said his team would need at least that much time to execute a bid for demolition and cleanup.

The agreement, as it was presented Tuesday, used an estimate of $725,000 for the demolition and cleanup. The city, which wants to turn the land into a 110-spot parking lot for the sports complex, would repay the district in road salt, trees, sidewalks and other services in the coming years.

Some board members expressed concern over the services being traded and wanted a firm cost for the demolition of the district's old administration building at 201 S. Madison St. before agreeing to the deal.